Libby Kirch is an Emmy Award winning journalist, who quit her day job to write mystery novels instead. Her Stella Reynolds Mystery Series has gone on to win the Bronze Medal twice in the Readers Favorite International Book Awards. At the time of this interview, her books had been downloaded 175 000 times.

Passion for your writing will encourage you to find the time.

Libby talks to us at length about what it takes (and how much it takes) to be a successful self-published author. She gives us a detailed breakdown, including what she outsources, and a rough time frame for each aspect of the self publishing process.